CVE-2015-8001 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2015-8001

The chunked upload API (ApiUpload) in MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x...

Vulnerability Description

The chunked upload API (ApiUpload) in MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not restrict the uploaded data to the claimed file size, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a chunk that exceeds the file size.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mediawiki
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.24.0, 1.24.1, 1.24.2, 1.24.3, 1.25.0, 1.25.1, 1.25.2

Timeline

Official Publish: November 9th, 2015
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.